Herring gull chicks would rather have fish than your chips, finds study
Rescued chicks favour seafood, suggesting they turn to urban diet as adults from necessity rather than preference
April 2024
Exotic spiders flourishing in Britain as new jumping species found in Cornwall
Other lives
Stephen Mitchell obituary
December 2023
Letters: Dame Teresa Rees obituary
Paul Drew writes: She discovered that the female recruits were marching according to the regulation stride for the armed forces, calculated on the basis of the average stride of men
October 2023
UK universities take £40m in fossil fuel funding since 2022
FoI requests show Shell and BP among firms giving funds to institutions which have pledged to divest
September 2023
Other lives
Mike Thurgur obituary
Other lives
Su Gorman obituary
June 2023
Other lives
Richard Cochrane obituary
Long Covid can impair quality of life more than advanced cancers, study says
April 2023
Student survey strengthens campaign for ‘Harry’s law’ on suicide data
UK university launches postgraduate course in clinical use of psychedelics
December 2022
Ketamine plus therapy could help treat alcoholism, say researchers
Trial led by Exeter University psychologist to look at how adding psychedelics to therapy could make it more effective
October 2022
Exeter University failed to respond to student’s ‘cry for help’, inquest finds
‘I still can’t forgive them’: family’s anger at Exeter University after son’s suicide
Exeter University failed to make student who died feel wanted, says mother
Parents urge UK universities to reveal student suicide rates
September 2022
Increase in LED lighting ‘risks harming human and animal health’
Transition to blue light radiation across Europe increases suppression of sleep hormone melatonin, say scientists
February 2022
Identify A-ha moments to trigger fast climate action, say UK scientists
Using ‘tipping points’ can unlock the changes needed on energy, food and plastics, analysis shows
January 2022
‘Loud’ academic awarded more than £100,000 for unfair dismissal
University of Exeter ordered to pay compensation to physicist Dr Annette Plaut, who was sacked after 29 years
December 2021
Other lives
Steve Neale obituary
Other lives: Professor of film studies who helped to establish the subject in UK universities